THE CAUSES OF PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED in SHARING INHERITANCE

 

THE CAUSES OF PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED in SHARING INHERITANCE

    People earn money by working throughout their lives. They use these earnings while they are alive, but when they die, these earnings continue to remain in their lives as an inheritance. This inheritance can be shared in many ways with the people in their lives, but people may encounter many problems while sharing the inheritance. Why do people encounter problems when sharing the inheritance? Sharing a single inheritance among many people is not an easy thing. There are many causes for the difficulties experienced during inheritance sharing. These are especially, intra-familial disputes, unprepared wills and legal uncertainties.

   The first cause is intra-familial disputes. A problem between family members causes problems during inheritance sharing.This situation prolongs the inheritance sharing process and creates conflict, especially if there are disgruntled members of the family. For example, as mentioned in Sharing Inherited Properties, Probate and Succession Proceedings Between Siblings in Turkey 2023 “If one of the heirs does not give a signature or power of attorney, and does not approve of the division of the inheritance, the inheritance is divided by the court in accordance with the provisions of the inheritance law with the application of one of the parties to the civil court of peace." (Delil, 2023) Agreement is crucial to avoid such tensions.

        Moreover, the fact that the deceased person did not adjust a will while she was alive causes problems during inheritance sharing, because the will prepared by the deceased contains detailed information about the distribution of all assets, and thanks to this information, the inheritance is shared. Moreover, since it is an officially valid document, the heirs can not object to this decision. However, a will that has not been prepared beforehand causes many problems.

    Finally, problems may arise when sharing   inheritance due to legal uncertainties and rules that   vary from state to state. For example, in some states,   gender-based sharing is made, while in some states,   the entire inheritance is divided equally among the   heirs. As the Findlaw site mentions in its article   Inheritance Law and Your Rights, “In most states, once a divorce is finalized, the bequests made in the will to the ez-spouse prior to the divorce are automatically revoked. In some states, divorce has no effect on bequestes to an ex-spouse” (Inheritance Law and Your Rights, 2023)

    Consequently, many problems may occur during inheritance sharing, and the main reasons for these are family disputes, unprepared wills and legal uncertainties. In order to avoid such problems, strictly following the inheritance laws and learning up-to-date information are very efficient in this process.